Month: April 2020
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Episode 12 – advanced swimming drills for freestyle swimming | Swim Smooth
In this 12th episode, Swim Smooth Head Coach, Paul Newsome, discusses a brilliant – yet advanced – drill that helps to really refine your timing of the catch phase, especially whilst breathing. You’ll definitely need fins for this one!
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Pressure mounts to reopen Bondi Beach
Pressure is mounting to reopen Sydney’s Bondi Beach as dawn surfers and swimmers break though barriers put in place as part of coronavirus protective measures.
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Coronavirus Update: Mayor De Blasio Says NYC Swimming Pools Will Not Open This Year
Cuts to the budget and safety concerns will make summer in the city very different this year; CBS2’s Aundrea Cline-Thomas reports.
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Asthma Is Absent Among Top Covid-19 Risk Factors, Early Data Shows
For people with asthma, the outbreak of a pandemic that can lead to respiratory failure has not been a welcome event. Many health organizations have cautioned that asthmatics are most likely at higher risk for severe illness if they get the coronavirus. There’s been a run on inhalers, and coronavirus patients like the actor Idris Elba…
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Stay strong at home with Team Speedo
Check out one of the workouts that GB swimming star Tom Dean has been doing whilst the pools and gyms are closed…
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Episode 11 – how can I stop sucking in water when I breathe in freestyle swimming
In this 11th episode, Swim Smooth Head Coach, Paul Newsome, discusses how to avoid sucking in water when you go to take a breath – which is really common when you’re new to freestyle – but is easily remedied by focusing on our mantra, “1-2-stretch!”
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Alice Dearing and Ned Denison on Open Water Wednesday
World-class open water swimmer Alice Dearing was interviewed by International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison on another interview on Open Water Wednesday.
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FFT Live: Breaking Down Breaststroke – Episode 2
Pull! Kick! Lunge! Glide! Breaststroke technique is so important to being able to generate speed and maintain momentum through the whole stroke. Learn from two expert swimmers and coaches on the most important components (as well as those often overlooked) of a fast breaststroke! This broadcast will be led by five time Olympian as a…